Show us your mixte!

[bikecanada]

I just got this bike for $30 and I'm making it my bike project. I think I need to replace the chain and the cassette, and learn how to make the gears work. Plus it needs a little bit of shine
I'm pretty excited!

[mtbdarby]

OOOhhhh, look at this pretty orange mixte on ebay!:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tab%3DWatching

I emailed to ask where it's located since it said midwest. Like I need another bike but if it's close and someone wants it I would consider picking it up.

[amartha]

Ladies, I sold the '83 Raleigh Clubman Lady tonight. The young lady who bought her is very happy. The bike sold for $275 with all the old bags and the old lights. Her new owner plans to ride her and ride her for another 25 years.

I'm preparing the house for sale and I won't have room for 5 bikes in a condo. My friends were happy i sold it, because that bike was meant for riding and not for sitting in the garage.

[Biciclista]

OOOhhhh, look at this pretty orange mixte on ebay!:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tab%3DWatching

I emailed to ask where it's located since it said midwest. Like I need another bike but if it's close and someone wants it I would consider picking it up.

it wasn't a real mixte (only one "top tube") but it sold for $380 !!!

[uforgot]

it wasn't a real mixte (only one "top tube") but it sold for $380 !!!

Yes, it is a real mixte. The top tube doesn't matter, it has three seat stays. I've seen these every once in a awhile. I think Motobecane even made one at some point.

From Sheldon:
A variant on the mixte uses a single, full sized top tube running from the upper head tube to the seat tube, but retains the middle set of stays.

[amartha]

$125 of the $380 was for shipping, break-down, and reassembly most likely. More than $200 is still a lot to pay for an old Schwinn. E-Bay is not the way to buy a bike unless you know the bike you are buying. That makes me feel that I did not cheat the young lady who paid $275 for my Raleigh. I posted $325 asking to Craig's List because I considered shipping expenses if a buyer came from another state.

[Biciclista]

Hey I think the price is great. The fact is, we started buying Mixtes (here on TE) when we realized that women's bikes were so incredibly cheap compared to "men's" bikes. If they have gained in value, that's a good thing!

$125 of the $380 was for shipping, break-down, and reassembly most likely. More than $200 is still a lot to pay for an old Schwinn. E-Bay is not the way to buy a bike unless you know the bike you are buying. That makes me feel that I did not cheat the young lady who paid $275 for my Raleigh. I posted $325 asking to Craig's List because I considered shipping expenses if a buyer came from another state.

[amartha]

I think mixtes have an urban virtue. They're probably less likely to be stolen when they're chained up at the center city coffee shop. There are draw-backs:
older mixtes with center pull brakes are not as responsive in stopping as bikes equipped with dual-pivot side pull brakes and their frames are longer which makes deft handling sluggish, especially in quick turning situations.